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Missouri Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Missouri Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 11/20/07, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 3/25/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/28/08, Primary: 8/5/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: April 10, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 53.3% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 49.21%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 48.00%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 2.03%, uncommitted 0.38%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.1%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.08%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.08%, ex-U.S. Sen. Maurice "Mike" Gravel (D-AK) 0.05%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.03%, Ralph Spelbring (D-IN) 0.03%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 32.97%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 31.5%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 29.28%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 4.49%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.61%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.53%, uncommitted 0.35%, Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.15%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.05%, Virgil L. R. Wiles (R-MO) 0.02%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.02%, Daniel A. "Dan" Gilbert (R-NC) 0.01%, Hugh Cort, III (R-AL) 0.01%, |
Uncommitted 46.8%, Wayne Allyn Root (R-NV) 18.1%, Steven W. Kubby (L-CA) 9.6%, George Phillies (L-MA) 8.0%, Dave Hollist (L-CA) 6.9%, Daniel J. Imperato (L-FL) 6.8%, Michael P. "Jingo" Jingozian (L-OR) 3.8%, |
| '04 VP nominee / Minister Chuck Baldwin (C-FL), |
Governor, 50.8% in '04, Matt Blunt (R) retiring after 1st term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: Most Likely Governor to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Louis Jacobson's Rundown: Vulnerable, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss Up, |
'88 and '98 Senate nominee Att. Gen. Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (D),
community activist Christina Anderson (D), Daniel Carroll (D), |
U.S. Rep. Kenny C. Hulshof (R), St. Treas. Sarah Steelman (R), coast guard retiree / '96 congressional nominee / '00 Reform Party Gubernatorial nominee / '02 & '04 congressional candidate Richard Allen Kline (R), teacher Scott Long (R), Jennie Lee "Jen" Sievers (R), |
Andrew W. Finkenstadt (L), |
| ex-Superintendent Dr. Gregory E. Thompson (C), |
| "Chief Wana Dubie" (I), |
Lt. Governor, 48.9% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| univ. lecturer Michael E. Carter (D), C. Lillian Metzger (D), St. Rep. Sam Page (D), St. Conservation Comm'r. Becky L. Plattner (D), '92 write-in Senate candidate / '96 Liberatarian congressional candidate Richard Charles Tolbert (D), Mary Williams (D), |
Peter Kinder (R),
Arthur Hodge, Sr. (R), Paul Douglas Sims (R), |
truck driver Teddy Fleck (L), |
James C. Rensing (C), |
Attorney General, 60.0% in '04, next election in 2008, Jeremiah W. "Jay" Nixon (D) running for Governor
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Margaret Donnelly (D), St. Rep. Jeff Harris (D), ex-GOP St. Sen. Chris Koster (D), attorney Molly Williams (D), |
St. Sen. Michael Gibbons (R), |
William R. Spaits (C), |
Secretary of State, 51.1% in '04, 1st term, next election in 2008,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Robin Carnahan (D), |
attorney Mitchell "Mitch" Hubbard (R), |
Wes Upchurch (L), |
Denise C. Neely (C), |
Treasurer, 51.0% in '04, 1st term, Sarah Steelman (R) running for Governor, next election in 2008
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| '04 nominee / Mayor Mark Powell (D), attorney Andria Danine Simckes (D), former Kansas City Mayor Charles B. Wheeler (D), St. Rep. Clint Zweifel (D), |
St. Sen. Brad Lager (R), Darrel D. Day (R), |
Rodney D. Farthing (C), |
Auditor, 52.9% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Susan Montee (D), |
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Senator, 56.1% in '04, 4th term, Next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Sec. of St. Robin Carnahan (D), Co. Exec. Mike Sanders (D), |
Christopher "Kit" Bond (R), |
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Senator, 49.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Claire McCaskill (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 72.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| William L. "Lacy" Clay Jr. (D), |
No Republican |
'06 nominee Robb E. Cunningham (L), |
2nd Congressional District, 61.3% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| radiologic technolgist Michael "Mike" Garman (D), '06 Green candidate / music producer Byron DeLear (D), '00 candidate / ex-school board member William C. "Bill" Haas (D), '02 nominee / '04 & '06 candidate / hotel auditor John Hogan (D), ex-St. Louis Alderman David L. Pentland (D), |
W. Todd Akin (R), |
Thomas L. Knapp (L), |
3rd Congressional District, 65.6% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Russ Carnahan (D), |
Pat Ertmann (R), mortgage broker Chris Sander (R), John Wayne Tucker (R), Greg Zotta (R), |
'04 nominee Kevin C. Babcock (L), |
Cynthia L. Redburn (C), |
4th Congressional District, 67.6% in '06, 16th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Isaac N. "Ike" Skelton (D), |
'04 & candidate / auto service manager Jeff Parnell (R), Stanley Plough, Jr. (R), Joseph Terrazas (R), |
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5th Congressional District, 64.2% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Emmanuel Cleaver, II (D), |
Martin D. Baker (R), property manager Chris Knowlton (R), '06 Libertarian nominee / '04 Gov. nominee Randall D. "Randy" Langkraehr (R), '06 nominee Jacob Turk (R), |
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6th Congressional District, 61.6% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Republican, DCCC Target, |
Mayor Kay Barnes (D),
Ali Allon Sherkat (D), |
Samuel B. "Sam" Graves, Jr. (R), |
'04 Att. Gen. nominee Dave Browning (L), |
Frank A. Dunnington (C), |
7th Congressional District, 66.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| teacher Tharon Chandler (D), L. Gregory Gloeckner (D), Richard Monroe (D), |
Roy Blunt (R), |
Kevin Craig (L), |
Travis Maddox (C), |
8th Congressional District, 71.6% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Joe Allen (D), |
Jo Ann H. Emerson (R), |
'06 nominee / Branden C. McCullough (L), |
Richard L. Smith (C), |
9th Congressional District, 61.4% in '06, 6th term, Kenny C. Hulshof (R) running for Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| St. Rep. Judy Baker (D), Co. Comm'r. Lyndon Bode (D), ex-St. Sen. Ken Jacob (D), ex-House Speaker Steve Gaw (D), |
Dan Bishir (R), ex-st. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R), St. Rep. Danielle "Danie" Moore (R), ex-football player Brock Olivo (R), St. Rep. Robert F. "Bob" Onder (R), |
'98 & '02 Senate nominee / '96, '00, '04 & '06 congressional nominee Tamara A. Millay (L), |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. Missouri Media Links:
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